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Scheuerle wants to speak a few moments on some matters 

 he wishes to bring before you. 



(It was voted that the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' 

 Association heartily endorse the petition of the Hampden 

 County Improvement League presented to the Legislature 

 of Massachusetts and the bill submitted with the petition, — 

 the act providing county and state aid for corporations 

 organized to promote agriculture and country life, — and 

 that the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association herewith 

 instruct its President, H. L, Frost, to do all within his 

 power and according to his judgment to assist in securing 

 such county and state aid for such corporations as provided 

 in the act providing county and state aid for corporations 

 organized to promote agriculture and improve country 

 life.) 



(Adjourned till 9 A. M. Saturday). 



THE BANQUET 



Friday evening the first banquet ever held by the 

 Association was given at the Cooley House at 6 P. M. and 

 from the thirty who expected to be present, the final at- 

 tendance was nearly 100 more than that. The caterer took 

 care of this increase exceptionally well and a fine dinner 

 was enjoyed by all at nominal expense. 



Pres. H. L. Frost introduced Prof. F. A. Waugh of 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College as toastmaster and he 

 kept things going in his inimitable way. H. E. Montague 

 of New York represented the trades exhibitors and noted 

 that the package business increased twenty-five per cent last 

 year. Hon. Charles A. Gleason of Springfield, a trustee of 

 Massachusetts Agricultural College, made his initial 

 acquaintance with the Association and praised the success 

 of the Convention. Pres. J. Norris Barnes of the Connecti- 

 cut Pomological Society spoke of his state as a source of 

 supply to Massachusetts both for mirsery stock and for fruit 

 and referred to the deer problem in Connecticut. Director 

 "W. D. Hurd of the Massachusetts Agricultural College Ex- 

 tension Service said that no state was making such strides 

 in apple growing as Massachusetts and that more apples are 



